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Several Israeli websites are reporting that Facebook is close to acquiring social navigation company Waze. Talks have been ongoing for several months, but Facebook is allegedly “in advanced due diligence” in its efforts to acquire the mobile company. A report in the Calcalist claims Facebook is offering between $800 million and $1 billion for Waze.…
Path has hit a few road bumps as it grows from unknown startup to influential social network. It hasn’t reached this latter checkpoint yet, but it made a big leap forward today with a new partnership with US wireless carrier Sprint. According to Path’s announcement, the social networking app will appear in Sprint’s Discover-It widget.…
Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and now T-Mobile are in the great LTE race of 2013, with the victor laying claim to the best 4G LTE network in the nation. Verizon is in the lead, but AT&T is doubling down on its effort to blanket as many markets as possible this year. As noticed by Droid-Life, AT&T…
Rovio added a new feature that’ll have Angry Birds fans around the world cheering. The company is rolling out support for accounts that’ll let you sync your gaming progress across different devices. If you live in Finland or Poland, you can sign up for a Rovio account today and start slinging your original iOS Angry…
Speaking at a recent investors conference, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop announced that the Finnish company was ramping up to release new products in its affordable line of Asha phones. “We are continuing to renew our portfolio, which includes plans to announce innovation and new products in the Asha line in the days immediately ahead,” said…
AOL and Verizon Wireless announced a content distribution deal that’ll bring some of AOL’s homepage to your Verizon Wireless smartphone and tablet. Starting this summer, AOL confirmed it will be the exclusive provider for VZW’s mobile web portal. This is the page that your phone defaults to when you launch the web browser. In other…
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates had a lot to say about tablets and PCs in a recent Squawk Box interview. Gates bemoaned the current state of tablets and claimed most users are frustrated with the experience of a keyboard-less device. “With Windows 8, Microsoft is trying to gain market share in what has been dominated by…
Earlier today, Yahoo! News editors talked with HTC executives about the One. The discussion was all over place with questions that covered everything from handset design to enterprise security. Of interest to Verizon customers is a direct question from participant Ron, who asked whether Verizon will be getting a version of the One Tom Harlin,…
Samsung in known for its product strategy that floods the market with a variety of Android smartphones. After introducing the Galaxy Win, Galaxy Mega, Galaxy Star, and Galaxy Pocket Neo in April, the Korean manufacturer is back with its first smartphone for May.Today, we get out first glimpse at the Galaxy Core, a mid-range phone that’ll…
SoftBank is continuing its public campaign as it tries to win the favor of Sprint. After a war of words between SoftBank and Dish erupted this week, SoftBank is back on the offensive and encouraging Sprint stockholders to approve its deal. Sprint will be voting on the merger during a special stockholders’ meeting that will…